Belief in the life of the mind and its capacity to search for truth
Commitment to excellence in teaching
Commitment to Catholic and Jesuit tradition
Recruitment of outstanding faculty and students
Commitment to Catholic and Jesuit Identity
Commitment to love, knowledge, and service of God’s people
Exploration of questions of ultimate meaning
Active work for social justice
Interior Freedom
Belief in reflection as the critical dimension of spiritual life and intellectual inquiry
Commitment to educating individuals to be capable of reflection and critical thinking about their own lives and decisions
Belief that self-awareness provides conditions for freedom in thought and action
Building Community
Fostering a vibrant community for academic excellence, active citizenship, personal growth, and appreciation for diversity
Responding to each individual’s gifts & needs
Commitment to a student-centered undergraduate community comprised of women and men of extraordinary promise from throughout the world
Provision of a launching pad and home base to which one can return throughout one’s life
Transformative Leadership
Belief in importance of leadership
Desire to inspire and challenge community members to use their unique talents and interests in ways that serve social justice and the common good
VISION
Improve the World through Knowledge and Leadership
As a university, we will make a disproportionate difference in improving the world for the common good
The world change we desire to effect will be achieved by the creation, discovery, and application of knowledge across the world
Change is also achieved by preparing leaders with a profound self-understanding and awareness of responsibilities of leadership, the nature of the world, and the role that they must play in improving it
STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES
1. Strengthen Academic Research Competitiveness
Strengthen and grow signature programs
Emphasize programs that respond to global needs
Enhance faculty excellence
Enhance student access and affordability
Strengthen Catholic and Jesuit Identity
Enhance Main Campus Science
Strengthen Graduate Programs
2. Leverage Assets to Address Issues of Our Age
Public Scholarship and Public Policy
Globalization – Grow academic strengths in areas of global impact
Interreligious Understanding – Move from an institutional strength to global leader in interdisciplinary studies of religion
Life Sciences – Invest in life science infrastructure and research to deliver advances in the understanding of biological processes through the application of theoretically grounded quantitative methods
3. Strengthen Financial Resources to Fund Imperatives
Strategic Revenue Growth
Strengthen Advancement to Support Mission and Strategy
Strengthen Medical Center Finances
Invest in Infrastructure – including Athletics and Sciences
Strengthen Financial Management and Planning across institution
MISSION
Address the Issues of Our Age Across the Globe
Grounded in the University’s historic mission, we will address the key global issues of our age
This will be achieved through:
Enhancement of Georgetown’s culture of academic excellence, and our Jesuit, Catholic identity
Utilization of the relationships and dialogue offered by Georgetown’s location in Washington, DC
